Sunday, January 10, 2010

Bill Madden of The New York Daily News takes a look at the financial gain Andre Dawson stands to see after getting elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.

If he hasn't already, Dawson will quickly find out from his fellow Hall of Famers how the road to Cooperstown intersects with Easy Street. For example: Goose Gossage went from getting $3,000 an appearance as a perennial also-ran on the Hall of Fame ballot to $25,000 an appearance after he was elected, as his autograph increased from $10 to $50.